prevent minimize

Question

hello i am coding a programm which is always shown on the desktop. it has no formborder and is not shown on taskbar so you can not minimize it normaly. but when you click show desktop on quick launch toolbar all programms will be minimized also my desktop tool. how can i prevent that it also will be minimized or how i can make it visible again as soon as it was minimized?

Sam Hobbs · Answer

Krishna Mohan Varma if you need an answer to a question then ask the question but in a new thread. People here like to get credit for helping and you can't mark a post as an answer unless you created the thread. So people are more likely to provide answers for the people that created a thread.

Sam Hobbs · Answer

I think it would be very difficult to do since it is my understanding that Windows uses a special desktop as the desktop when a show desktop is done. Are you still interested in suggestions for this?

Krishna Mohan Varma · Answer

Please share this code. thanks in advance

leet · Answer

Weeeee I finally made it! :D After weeks of frustation.... The App Rainlendar has implemented that feature and it's open source too! So you just gotta search through the code and convert some of it into C# code (it's written in C++). Here have my converted one: http://www.v-cm.net/ondesktop.cs (contains only the essential parts) Conclusion: 1. I hate Microsoft now only that much as I always do :) 2. Show Desktop is a cool and neat feature 3. :)))))))))))))000000000 *party*

leet · Answer

I want to do exactly the same; I tried nearly every possibility googled for a hundred times searched for programs who already implemented a feature like that and even just ignored EVERY incoming Message in WndProc from my form but it seems that there isn't ANY possibility to keep a form open when the user clicks Show Desktop. Conclusion: 1. I hate Microsoft even more. 2. Show Desktop is the dumbest thing Microsoft could ever invent. 3. :((((((((((((((9999999999999 *sob*

fabian 0 · Answer

Try overriding the WM_SHOWWINDOW procedure. I work in Delphi more than C but have a sample program that does what you want. EMail me and I'll send it to you. fabian@ix.netcom.com

Andrzej Wegierski · Answer

Set form property TopMost=true use BringToFront() method

spreemi2 · Answer

thx for your help. but that doesnt seem to work if the form has no formborder (like in my case). any other ideas to make it work?

fixme · Answer

Hook the Form.Resize event and check to see if you are minimized. If so set the windowstate back to normal. //resize event handler private void MainForm_Resize(object sender EventArgs e) { if(this.WindowState == FormWindowState.Minimized) this.WindowState = FormWindowState.Normal; }